Meter for liquids



5 Sheets-Sheet 1 1935. R. E. BECHTOLD METER FOR LIQUIDS Filed March 50, 1933 Nov. 26, 1935. R. E. BECHTOLD 2,021,882

METER FOR LIQUIDS Filed March 30, 1933 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 I lllil IIII W 6 WAIT-0R. BY

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Nov. 26, 1935. E BEQJHTOLD I 2,021,882

METER FOR LIQUIDS Filed March 30, 1953 5 She ets-Sheet 3 g} V A UM INVENTQR.

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NOV. 26, 1935. I EI'BECHTQLD I 2,021,882

' METER FOR LIQUIDS Filed March 30, 1935 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENT-OR.

Nov. 26, 1935. I R. E. BECHTOLD 2,021,832

METER FOR LIQUIDS I Filed March 30, 1933 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR;

52 y ATTORNEY.

' This invention relates -to improvements in'a.

Patented Nov. 26. 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFic METER. FOR LIQUIDS Reuben E. Bechtold, Fort'Wayne', me. assignor to Tokheim Oil Tank and Pump Company,

Fort Wayne, hit, a corporation of Indiana Application March so, 1933, Serial No. 663,543

Claims. (Cl. 73-30) constituted that operation of the appliance and the flow. of liquid therethro'u'gh by which it is actuated are uniformly concurrent throughoutthe cycles of operation irrespective of variations in the operating speed or in the pressure of the liquid. Another object is to so construct and arrange the various parts of the apparatus 'as to occasion but negligible wear and frictional rej sistance that'ordinarily occurs because of corro-z sion thereof and intermittent or hard usage.

Also, it is an object to provide means conveniently. accessible for adjustably increasing or decreasing the stroke of the plungers to thereby regulate or. vary the displacement of liquid asit passes through the meter.

Further objects and advantages of the inven- 'tion will appear in the following description:

An illustrative embodiment of the invention in a. preferable form'is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

I Fi 1 is a vertical section of a meter in which Q the invention is embodied;

Fig. 2 isa top plan view of the appliance with I the cover omitted,- the adjusting shaft being insection;

I Fig. 3 is a detail vertical section of the nutating member andthe supporting means therefor; Fig. 4 is a detail plan view of the locking and sealing appliance for the adjusting shaft;

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the cylinder-block and the ported head positioned thereon, drawn to dotted line l. of Fig.1;

a reduced scale;

Fig. '6 is a side elevation projected. from Fig. 5; a portion being broken away, the section being on the dotted line 6-4 thereof; L

Figs. 7, 8, 9,10, 11 and 12 are plan. views drawn to a reducedscale of the ported cylinder-block head with the slide valve thereon shown in progressive positions in.the successive order of the views, the different positions or the valve relative to the ported face of the head being illustrative of the movement 01'. the valve during a portion of its cycle of operation, the section being'on the Fig. 13 is a top plan view of a table for the support of the nutating member and the pilot pins therefor;

Fig. 14 is a vertical section of Fig. 13 on the dotted line i l-I4 thereof; Y

Fig. 15 is a detail cross section ofFig. 13' on the dotted line i 5-| 5 thereof;

Fig. 16 is a side elevation projected from Fig. 13;

Fig. 17' is a top plan view of the table with an adjustable support thereon for the nutating member; Fig. 18 is. a detail view of the adjustable support shown'in section along the dotted line i8-i8 of Fig. 17 on an enlarged scale; and Fig. 19 is a vertical section of Fig. 17 on the dotted line iii-i9 thereof.

The illustrative embodiment of the invention consists of a. cylinder-block i having an annularseries of open-top chambers 2, 3 and 4; a central 20 outlet ductv 5 provided at its lower end with a discharge pipe 6; a series of ducts 2', 3' and 4' that have communication respectively with the corresponding chambers 2, 3 and l at the lower ends thereof; and an inlet duct 1 that temiinates at its top with an open port 8 and is provided at its lower end with afeed pipe 9.

Upon the cylinder-block I is "positioned a ported head ill, the. top of which is flat and constitutes a; valve seat II. The head has therein a series of outlying ports 2'f, 3" and 4'5 spaced v equally from the center of the head and which have communication respectively with the ducts 2, 3 and 4' for the corresponding. chambers 2, 3 and 4. Also, the head is provided with a central port ii that has communication with the outlet 1 duct. 5. v P

Upon the seat ll of the head is movably disposed a slide valve l3 having a cavity I that is f open through the bottom thereof through which is established communication between the outlying ports 2", 3'1. and if successively with the outlet port I! while the other outlying ports are closed or exposed when said valve is shifted to corresponding positions as illustrated by Figs. I

to 12 inclusive.

Above the head I0. is positioned a table l5 having legs l6 that are secured respectively upon bosses il that project upwardly from the head I!) by means of screws I8, and a stationary post l9 projects upwardly from said table at the center thereof. Upwardly projecting pilot pins 20 are secured on said table in an annular series con centric with said post, and also, a series of studs 2| project upwardly from said, table at points 45, the arms 45' of which have free movement spaced equally from each other and from said post.

Upon the post 89 is rotatively mounted a gear 22 having an annular series of cams '23 formed therein that rest upon and have operative relation respectively with said stubs so that as said gear isadjustably rotated the gear is raised or lowered according to the direction of the adjusting movement thereof. The height of said cams gradually increases as shown in Figure 12.

Upon the upper end of the post it is loosely disposed a spherical bearing 26 that rests upon the gear 22 and is moved vertically by the adjustments thereof upon said post.

Upon the top of the cylinder block is secured a housing 25, the lower end of which is open to the inlet port and the chambers 2, 3 and l in'said cylinder-block so that constant communication through the housing is maintained between the inlet and said chambers. In the upper end of the housing is secured a stationary stub shaft 26 disposed in axial alinement with the post 59, and upon the lower end of said shaft is rotatively mounted a gear 27 thatis provided with a radially extending lug 23.

En aging with the gear 2? is a complemental gear 29 which is mounted upon a countershaftiid that extends up through a sleeve St on the housing whereby the countershaft is actuated as the gear 2? is rotated. A gland 32 on the countershaft is positioned in the top of the sleeve and is held in place by a cap 33 that is secured on the sleeve by screws 33. 'A packing 35 together with a. washer 36 and a. compression spring 31 are disposed upon the countershaft within the sleeve which are, compressed by the gland to prevent leakage from the housing about the countershaf out through the sleeve.

Within the housing is contained a nutatcing member 38, the hub 39 of which is shaped at-its the. nutating member. Upon the stein 42 is loosely disposed a cone 43 that rests upon a spring bolster 44 disposed on said stem between said cone and the hub of the mutating member by which the cone is held yieldingly in contact with the.

lower end of the stub-shaft 26 whereby the nutating member is sustained in a tilted position with its bearing fac 40 constantly in rambling contact with the omplemental face 4| on the table as the nutating member is actuated.

The mutating member 38 has a. pendent spider through corresponding openings 46 in the table top, and said spider at its lower end has a pendent knob 41 that projects into a socket 48 made in the top of the valve l3 so that when the nutating member is actuated the valve l3 isaccordinglygyrated upon the face ll of the ported head Ill. The valve 13 has'an integral crosshead 4!! that projects into an elongated slot 50 made in a. movable plate 5| that has guided movement in slotted lugs 52 that depend from opposite sides of the table 15. The direction of movement of said plate in the slotted lugs relative to the movement .of the cross-head 49 in the slot 5t in'the movable plate is substantially in a com mon plane and at right angles to eachother. By this means rotation of the valve upon its axis is prevented without hindering its gyratory movement on the valve face i l, and thenutating is member 38 also is prevented from revolving upon 4 its axis because of the pilot pins 2@ that project in successive order into corresponding openings 2b in the mutating member during its cycle of action. (Figs. Z and 3.) to

Each of the chambers 2, 3 andjl has therein a plunger 53 provided with a rod 5 t that extends up through a corresponding radiallug 55 on the nutating member 38 and has on its upper end a swivel head 56 that is seated in a socket ill made 315 in said lug so that as said plungers are actuated downwardly, tilting movement is imparted to the nutating member accordingly.

An adjusting shaft 58 extends upwardly from the table .85 in which it has rotative movement, 2d and a pinion 59' is secured on said shaft that meshes with the cam gear 22 so when the shaft 58 is adjustably rotated the cam gear and the bearing 24 on the supporting post id are accordingly raised or lowered and the extent of the tilting 2t movement of the nutating member and consequent stroke .of the plungers connected therewith are increased or decreased and the measurement of liquid by the meter is adjustably altered.

Through the top of the housing 25 extends an 80 adjusting stem Bil that has axial and turning movement therein and has a. sliding spliced con-' nection 6! with the adjusting shaft 58 that is 7 axially alined therewith. The connection 66 is encased loosely by a sleeve G2 that is pinned on 35 the stem .60 by which is preserved proper alinement-ofsaid shaft and stem.

A packing 63 is disposed in the top of the housing 'on the stem, and a collar 54 is provided to hold the packing in place. 5 v 40 An anchor plate 65 is mounted loosely upon the upper portion of the stem 60, and the upper. end of the post '26 projects through van opening 66 'in the anchor plate so that turning movement of the anchor-plate on the stem isthereby prevented. (Figs. 1' and 4.) Also, a. lock plate 61 issecured on the flattened-top end of'th'e stem 60 with which the lock-plate has splined relation whereby turning of the stem without corresponding turning movement of the lock plate therewith is Q prevented. The anchor plate and the" lock plate 61 each have an annular series of plug openings 68 for the reception of 'a'. sealing plug 69 that is applied through selected openings in said plates, whereby turning adjustment of the 55' stem is forestalled. Preferablmthe sealing plug is secured in engaging position by-means of a suitable seal 10 that is applied to the sealing plug and. through an opening II in the upper end of the stem to prevent unauthorized removal of the 60 sealing plug and adjustment of the stem. The

lock plate 61 is firmly secured on the stem by means of a washer l2 and threaded nut 13 which are disposed upon the stem. 6 As a. means to prevent leakage from within the housing out between its top and the stem 60, a compression spring 14 is disposed around the stem between the top of the housing and the anchor plate 65 which tends to move the stem upwardly 70 causing the packing 63 to be compressedby the collar, the'necessary endwise movement of the stem relative to the adjusting shaft 58 being per- :Ifiged because of its spliced connection there- --chambers as controlled by the valve. dentaliy, with admission of liquid into the lower end of one chamber through its complemental chambers 2, 3 and A in successive order through the corresponding'ports 2",,8" aud t" and their complemental ducts 2', 3' and 4' as said ports are exposed upon movement of the valve it.

Thus, the downward pressure of liquid on the plungers "is counteracted periodically by upward pressure of the liquid or during the admission of liquid successively into the lower ends of the port, escape of the liquid from the lower end of another of said chambers takes place through its complemental port and the discharge port it which then have communication through the cavity id in the valve it. 1

In Fig. 7 is shown the valve 93 positioned permit escape of liquid from the lower end of the chamber 3 through its port 3" and the discharge port i2 and to permit entrance of liquid from the housing into the lower end of the chamber it through its port d" which is then exposed, while the port .2" is closed by the valve; in mg. a,

the valve is positioned for entrance of liquid from the housing into the lower end of the chambers 2 and d through their ports 2" and d",which are then exposed, while-escape of liquid from the chamber 21 is permitted through the port 3" and port 2" is exposed; in Fig. ii; the chamber port ii" 'anddischarge-port 92 are connected through the valve while the ports is completely closed and the chamber port 2" is exposed; and in Fig.

'12, the chamber ports 2' and 3" are partially exposed while the chamber port 1" and discharge port it are connected through the valve. As

the valve continues in its cycle of action-the ex posureand closing of the chamber ports/ and their communication with the central discharge port B2 are sequential as in the manner indicated in the figures just described.

As the plungers are relieved of upward pressure by the escape of the liquid from the lower ends of their chambers through the discharge-port, downward movement to said plungers is imparted by the liquid entering the upper ends of the chambers, whereupon, the mutating member is swung upon the spherical bearing 2d and caused to roll upon the annularbearing iace ill on the table, and the valve it is moved in its circular course upon the seat ll whereby the ports 2", t3"

and ii" are severally exposed in successive order followed likewise by their communication with the discharge port l2 through the cavity Ml in the valve it. Also, as the nutating member is thus actuated, the upper end of the stem 32 is the stub shaft 26 imparted through the medium ,5

Coincimoved in a circuitous course, causing rotation of the gear 21 by which the countershatt 30 is ac- 'tuated through the medium of the gear-2s. The pressure of the cone against the lower end 0! of the bolster spring has the eilect of holding the nutating member constantly in contact with the bearing face' 4| on the table and thereby unintentional tilting movement of the nutating member and consequent variation in the stroke'oi the 10 plungers during normal operation thereof is averted. By this arrangement and by adjustment of the stem 60 the quantitative displacement of the liquid from the lower ends of the chambers upon the downward strokes ofthe plungers is 15 definitely and accurately regulated.

.The countershafttli is intended tor-connection JWith any suitable recording or integrating appliance (not shown) as in the usual practice so that the quantity of liquid that passes through no the meter is thereby indicated.

- I claim:

1.1a liquid metering apparatus, a hour. a cylinder-block secured to the housing provided with an annular series or chambers that have 25 communication through their upper ends with the interior of the housing, and provided else with a central outlet duct and a series of other ducts communicating with the lower ends of said chambers, a head for said cylinder block provided 3b with a valve seat, an outlet'port counicatingwith said'outlet duct and'a. series or other ports communicating respectively with the chamber ducts, a slide valve disposed on said seat having a cavity therein for connecting said other ports i selectively with the outlet port and ving a cross head, a stationary table disposed above said valve,

a movable plate hiavinga slot inwhich said cross head has" guided reciprocating movement disposed to prevent tng, of said valve upon its 40 axis and permit tory movement thereof upon said seat, an adjustable bearing we win trally upon said table, a stub 11hr in the top of the housing alinedwitb said bearing and spmed therefrom, a nutat member supper on said 45 bearing disposed to roll upon said table and pro vided with an axial m, a rig-pressed cone on said stem bearing against sd 1;, a gear onsaid shaft operatively engaged by said stem, a counter-operating mecha 1:

. ing opposite ends of said chambers and provided I also with an outlet port, a valve arranged to have 65 movement on said head disposed to sequentially connect the ports of said series with said outlet port, a stationary table having a central bearing member and an annular bearing race concentric -therewith,-a stub-shaft projecting into the housing alined with said-central bearing member, a mutating member supported on said central bear: ing member disposed to roll upon said face and having an operative connection with said valve actuated by said to gear, an adjust mechanism for said bearing.

1 stem, a cone rotatably mounted on ?d fisoid stem, e spring acting to press said some into hearing contact with said shaft, to counter-taper sting mechanism supported by the housing and operotively associated with said stem, o. plunger in each of said chambers opefotively connected with I said uutoting member, and moons for supplying liquid under pressure to said housing.

0. in liquid metering apparatus, a, cviinder block having s series of piston chambers therein, a housing having communication with said chemhers respectively st one end thereof and provided with an inlet, a. head on sold cylinder hioci; proviclesi with a. series of ports that hove communication respectively with the corresponding oppo site ends of said chambers and provided with on outlet port, a, valve arranged hove gyrotory movement on sold heed disposed to sequentially connect the ports of said series with said outlet port, to stationery table having central hearing member and an annular teeming iece concentric therewith, means controiled from the exterior of the housing for eoljustebly raising or lowering said central hearing, o counter-operating mesh? nism supported by the housing, a, nutoting mem ber supported on said control hearing member disposed to roll upon said face and having actut. A liqmd'meterconsisting of a. cylinder-block and complemental housing attached thereto, sold block having o, series of chambers therein each communicating at one end thereof with said housing, o head-block having a. series of ports communicating with the opposite ends of said chambers respectively and having also an outlet port, a; valve having movement on said head.-

lolocl: controlling said ports, a counter-actuating mechanism is supported connection with said 30 housing, a stationary toble supported above said heed-block provided with an annular bearing face and a centre; hearing member, a, cam gear and its supporting stem disposed for vertical adjustment of said control bearing, means for adjusting said gear, a mutating member on said central bearing disposed to roll on said face and being operativeiy connected with said vaive and counter-actuating mechanism, to plunger in each of said chambers operotiveiy connected with said mutating memher, and means to supply iiquicl under pressure to said housing.

5. A iiquid meter having a cylinder block and complementsl housing provided with on toilet and outlet, reciptocoting plungers in said cylinder block, a pivotoilv supported mutating member operetively connected with said plungers and provided with an axial stem, a, stub shaft projecting into the housing alined with the pivoted support for said mutating member, a, cone mow 3O obie on said stem, a, spring acting to press said some egoinst seid shaft to sustain said mutating member in operating position on its support, and a. counter mechanism actuated by said stem.

REUBEN E. IBECHTOIB. 

